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The use of magnetic resonance imaging to assess tracheal stenosis following percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. Simon Carney
Affiliation:
Specialist Registrar in Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary
Alexander R. Manara
Affiliation:
Director of Intensive Care, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol BS16 1LE.
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Abstract

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Type
Letter to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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